Toy cannon



C. J. EMERSON.

TOY CANNON.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, 1918.

1,332,490, Patented Mar. 1920.

Imvmnm on CYRUS \lEMEREEIN BY WW AT T EIRNBY CYRUS J. EI/IEBSBN, OF WESTFIELD, IEASSACHUSETTS.

TDY CANNON.

Application filed April 20, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Crane J. EMnasoN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of l'Vesti'ield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Toy Cannon, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improved toy guns or cannons, and comprises a toy having a pivotally mounted barrel, a hammer working in a slit formed in the breech of the barrel and adapted to project an imitation projectile when released against the breech, the hammer being released by means of a simple trigger, which terminal holds the hammer when withdrmvn, to the limit of its rearward movement.

The invention also includes means for producing a puff of smoke at the moment the projectile is discharged from the gun, so as to simulate the generation of smoke in a military cannon.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain new and useful combinations, construction, and ar rangcment of parts, clearly described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved toy.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the hammer retracted.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 5 designates the side walls of the carriage, which are secured to each other by the cross plates or connecting members 6 and 7, lo-

.cated at the forward and rearward ends formed with a vertical slot 10 which extends across the bore 10 thereof, and which slot is located at the breech end of the gun or cannon barrel. The slot 10 receives the hammer 11 which is pivotally mounted upon the shaft 12, journaled to the side walls The portion of the hammer 11 which registers with the bore 11 of the cannon barrel Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 2, Serial No. 229,852.

when the hammer is in its forward position, is formed with a forwardly portion 11, which is provided with the recess il designed to receive peas, and small articles or projectiles.

The hammer 11 is connected at 12 to the rear end of thespring 13, the forward end of which is connected at 1% o the forward end wall 6, so that the ham tier 11 will be rapidly propelled by the action of the spring 13 when said hammer is released at the moment of firing.

The hammer is released by means of a trigger arm 15 which is provided with a down turned terminal or hook l5 which en gages the pins 16 located in the side of the hammer. The trigger arm 15 is mounted on the shaft 17 which is pivoted to the side walls 5. The trigger arm 15 is held in its forward position by means of a spring 18, the rear end of which is secured to the shaft 17, and the forward end of which engages the pin 19 secured to one of the side walls 5.

A box 20 is supported in the frame between the side walls thereof and constitutes a receptacle for smoke which may be generated in any suitable manner and introduced in the box or generated in the box. A flexible tube 21 has communication at its lower end with the box 20, and at its upper end with the bore of the barrel 10, whereby smoke may be conducted to the bore of the gun barrel. The hammer 11 carries a spring arm 22 which is adapted to tap the box 20 so to cause smoke to be discharged therefrom, through the tube 21 and through the gun barrel 10.

When the hammer 11 is manually withdrawn, the pins 16 will ride under the terminal hook 15 and the hammer will be held by said hook in its rearward position. The trigger arm 15 is released from engagement with the hammer 11 by means of a handle 23, which is connected with the shaft 17. This handle 23 has its movement limited in the forward direction by the pin 28 and in the rearward direction by the pin 23* secured to one of the side walls 5. By withdrawing the handle rearwardly, the terminal hook 15 will be released from engagement with the pin 16, so that the hammer 11 will be rapidly propelled against the breech of the gun barrel 10. I provide a special proiectile 2% in the form of a miniature bullet which is adapted to be engaged by the hammer 11 and be projected through the gun barrel 10 when said hammer strikes the breech of the gun barrel.

A head 9 is mounted on one of the trunnions and is provided with a pointer 9 which is adapted to sweep the scale 9, whereby the elevation of the gun barrel may be determined.

I claim:

1. A toy cannon consisting of a carriage, a gun barrel mounted thereon, means for projecting a projectile through the gun barrel, a smoke box having connection with the gun barrel, and means connecting with the projecting means for ejecting smoke from the smoke box.

2. A toy cannon consisting of a frame, a gun barrel thereon, a hammer pivoted to the frame to swing against the breech of the gun barrel, and provided with a recess registerable with the bore of the gun barrel, a spring for moving the hammer, and a trigger for retaining the hammer in retracted position.

3. A toy cannon consisting of a frame, a gun barrel mounted thereon, a smoke box on the frame and a conduit connecting the smoke box to the gun barrel, a spring actuating hammer movable against a breech of the gun barrel and provided with an arm 3 to engage the smoke box, and a trigger for holding the hammer in retracted position.

4:. A toy gun consisting of a frame, a gun barrel mounted on the frame, a hammer pivoted to swingagainst the breach of the gun barrel, a pin on the hammer, a spring for moving the hammer against the gun barrel, a shaft pivoted to the frame, a trigger arm on the shaft, provided witha hook to engage the hammer pin, a spring for holding the trigger in the path of the movement of the hammer pin, and a handle for releasing the trigger from engagement with said hammer pin.

5. A toy cannon consisting of a barrel, a support therefor, the rear end of the barrel having a slot therein, and a spring propelled hammer adapted to enter the slot of the barrel, said hammer having a recess in the portion which enters the barrel slot for receiving a projectile.

Signed by me at Westfield, Mass, in presonce of a subscribing witness.

CYRUS J. EMERSON. Witness:

ROBERT GPARKER. 

